Africa Madagascar The mass arrest of young activists from GEN Z has prompted the reaction of Amnesty International and the French Teachers' Union that denounce an intensification of repression, arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance
Europe Denmark From 15 July in Copenhagen, tourists who travel by public transport or bicycle and take part in activities that are good for the environment will be rewarded with free meals and free entry to museums in a pilot programme called CopenPay
America Canada NATO member Canada updated its defense policy this year with a focus on protecting the Arctic and is moving ahead to acquire up to 12 submarines; a formal process to meet with manufacturers has started
Asia Cyprus Landmarks remain the primary method of positioning for Cypriots, even the best-known street names tend to remain secondary locaters: a striking cultural surprise resulting in an amused confusion for newcomers and crowds of tourists getting lost in summer
Asia Vietnam The Binh Dinh Essence of Land and Sea 2024 Festival will promote tuna specialities until 15 July in Quy Nhon, presenting the image and brand of Binh Dinh oceanic tuna to domestic consumers and exporters
Africa Mali The ruling military junta in Mali and the Russian state nuclear company Rosatom signed three cooperation agreements and discussed projects, including a Russian-designed low-power nuclear power plant
Europe North Macedonia At the NATO summit in Washington, North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski called his country 'Macedonia' and his government 'Macedonian'
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Over 5.000 participants in the 'Peace March' arrived after a three-day walk to the Srebrenica Memorial Centre - Potočari to participate in the commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the genocide against Bosnians committed on July 1995 in Srebrenica
Africa Gabon The dispute over Gabon's payments with the World Bank is apparently resolved, the authorities said; the Ministry of Public Accounts said the arrears have been repaid to the institution
Africa South Sudan The peace talks in South Sudan, which have almost come to an end, have hit a snag with opposition groups calling for the elimination of a newly passed law allowing the detention of people without arrest warrants
Europe Belgium June was the ninth consecutive month in which it rained more frequently than normal: according to the Royal Meteorological Institute, the federal weather forecasting agency, it has not rained so much and for so long since 1905, 119 years ago
Africa Morocco Kenza Layli, the first winner of Miss World Artificial Intelligence, resulting from an artificial intelligence process, was created in Morocco
Africa Cape Verde The President of the Republic, José Maria Neves, denounced fake profiles in his name and that of the First Lady on the social network Facebook for attempted fraud
Asia Philippines The Catholic Church in the Philippines passed important resolutions to strengthen campaigns for 'integral ecology', stating that it has consistently sounded the alarm on environmental abuses in the country